The cars and career of legendary drag racing driver "Dandy" Dick Landy take the spotlight in this book, which includes images from the Landy family‚ Äs archive, personal stories and track results. Chrysler racing historian and author Geoff Stunkard presents this highly detailed account of the cars of Dick's career from piloting his first mount (a 1954 Ford pickup) through his historic years of campaigning Dodges. In addition to coverage of Dick's...

From the Publisher: In 1964, Chrysler gave the world a glimpse of the future. They built a fleet of turbine cars-automobiles with jet engines-and loaned them out to members of the public. The fleet logged over a million miles; the exercise was a raging success. These turbine engines would run on any flammable liquid-tequila, heating oil, Chanel #5, diesel, alcohol, kerosene. If the cars had been mass produced, we might have cars today that do not...

"The ultimate Chrysler resource ... provides complete manufacturer's information for all the cars in the Chrysler family tree. Inside, you'll find year-by-year listings and information on Chrysler, Dodge, DeSoto, Plymouth, Imperial and Eagle"--P. [4] of cover.

For more than twenty years, law enforcement agencies across the country have turned to Chrysler for their patrol and pursuit vehicles. Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler police cars wore the shields of agencies ranging from California's Highway Patrol to one-car rural police departments. At one time, eighty percent of the police cars on the road were from Dodge, Plymouth, or Chrysler. Dodge, Plymouth & Chrysler Police Cars, 1956-1978 is the detailed history...